Economy & Business
Louvre museum reopens after 16-week virus shutdown
The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, reopens after its coronavirus closure Monday, but with nearly a third of its galleries still ...Spain locks down 200,000 people after coronavirus cases surge
The Catalonian government on Saturday announced that the Segrià region of Spain, which is home to more than 200,000 people, will enter ...English pubs reopen but little normal elsewhere in the world
Pubs across England were reopening Saturday in an effort at normal life, while South Africa signaled anything but — reporting another record ...Africa airline industry lost $55 bn from virus shutdowns
Africa’s travel and tourism industry has lost $55-billion due to the closure of borders to limit the spread of coronavirus, the African ...Uruguay rides out COVID threat without imposing a lockdown
Uruguay’s president was recently photographed surfing in the early morning ahead of a cabinet meeting, symbolizing his government’s relief that a policy ...Qatar reopens beaches after virus closure
Residents of Qatar cautiously returned to beaches on Wednesday as the Gulf state, with one of the world’s highest per capita coronavirus ...Merkel kicks off EU presidency with Brexit warning
The European Union must prepare for the possibility that talks with Britain on their post-Brexit relationship could fail, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned ...EU bars visitors from US where experts warn of potential virus surge
The European Union reopened its borders Wednesday to visitors from 15 countries — but not the virus-stricken United States, where a top ...TikTok denies sharing Indian user data with China
TikTok on Tuesday denied sharing users’ data with the Chinese government, after India banned the wildly popular app as ties with Beijing ...Gold rises as virus concerns lift safe-haven bid
Gold prices rose on Monday as worries over a surge in COVID-19 infections globally dented optimism about a swift economic rebound, driving ...














